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Sarah Palin speaks at the Susan B. Anthony List fundraising breakfast at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington.
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“…Some left wing feminists didn’t know what to think of some Alaskan chick out there,” she continued. “Maybe my jumping on the national stage was a shock to some people.”

Palin traced her women’s movement to the women of the western frontier, whom she asserted were at the forefront of the women’s movement of the early twentieth century.

“These women had dirt under their fingernails, they could push a plow and shoot a gun and raise children all at the same time,” Palin said. She called these her “feminist foremothers” who created the “western feminism” to which she subscribes.

Palin, speaking at the Ronald Reagan building, also evoked the memory of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her appeal to Republican women.

“Mrs. Thatcher, she never set out to be a woman prime minister, just a prime minister,” Palin said. “Mrs. Thatcher used to say about politics ‘You want something said, ask a man. You want something done, ask a woman.’”

But throughout the entire speech, Palin only brought the room to its feet once, when she spoke of her youngest son Trig, who has Down syndrome. “Trig is the best thing that has ever happened to me and the Palin family,” she said in an emotional moment in her speech.

Palin also got a roaring applause for diving into the story of her daughter Bristol’s unplanned pregnancy that was first reported days after Palin was selected as the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential nominee.

“You know, this wasn’t supposed to happen,” Palin said of her teenage daughter’s pregnancy. “But Bristol being so strong and independent knew to choose life.”

“I want to welcome you to a celebration of life and who better to celebrate with than the great Sarah Palin?” Dannenfelser said at the start of the breakfast, preceded by a prayer — which included the line “father God, we have seen the largest expansion of killing, the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.” There was also a performance of a song about the bond a mother shares with her child.

“This whole day is about the bond of motherhood,” Dannenfelser said of the breakfast. “The bond between mother and child that can’t be broken.”

Jane Abraham, general chairman of the group, said Palin is “special” because of her “courage an conviction.” She said Palin is not a typical politician. “Palin, more than any other on the national stage today, has proven what toughness and conviction is all about.”

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"Our pro-woman sisterhood is telling young women that they are strong enough to handle an unplanned pregnancy"

Remember young women, Sarah thinks you're strong enough to carry your rapist's baby to term. You're too strong to need to make that choice for yourself, but don't worry, Sister Sarah has made it for you!

Sarah "the ding bat" Palin stirkes again. Is there nothing this woman can't screw up? Good Lord and she has a following? This is what the "Tea Party" stands behind? The only time this woman says something stupid is when her lips move. Another 'Cross Check" from the Hockey Mom no make that Hokey Mom.

Palin also got a roaring applause for diving into the story of her daughter Bristol’s unplanned pregnancy that was first reported days after Palin was selected as the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential nominee.

Why does $arah continue to throw her child under the bus, using Bristol as an example for an unwed pregnancy, when $arah could be TRANSPARENT and tell these people about HER OWN UNWED PREGNANCY? Mrs. $arah Abstinence-Only palin is such a fake!

From an article by THE HILL on the book, Trailblazer:

“Lorenzo Benet, an assistant editor at People magazine, tries to capitalize on Palin’s star power in his latest book, Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin.

But even with all of his focus on Palin’s values, Benet practically glosses over what was apparently a shotgun wedding. The Palins eloped on Aug. 29, 1988, to the surprise of their parents and friends. Their firstborn, Track, was delivered almost exactly eight months later, on April 20, 1989.

When contacted by The Hill, Bill McAllister, a spokesman for Palin, said only: “I think it’s part of the public record that the governor and her husband eloped.” He declined to comment on the timing of Track’s birth.”

>http://thehill.com/capital-li...

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Sarah Palin has hurt the women's movement. Women should never get where they are because of what they look like, but that is the only thing she has going for her. Society does make it hard on single mothers, mostly thanks to the republican fake family values rhetoric. She is pathetic.

and the Palin army marches on, picking up recruits along the way.............

Ha! You are so delusional Mister idesign! $arah has LOST supporters over the past year and a half, but nice try though.

Latest palin poll numbers:

Washington Post-ABC News poll

Feb 08, 2010

Although Palin is a tea party favorite, her potential as a presidential hopeful takes a severe hit in the survey. Fifty-five percent of Americans have unfavorable views of her, while the percentage holding favorable views has dipped to 37, a new low in Post-ABC polling.

There is a growing sense that the former Alaska governor is not qualified to serve as president, with more than seven in 10 Americans now saying she is unqualified, up from 60 percent in a November survey. Even among Republicans, a majority now say Palin lacks the qualifications necessary for the White House.

Palin has lost ground among conservative Republicans, who would be crucial to her hopes if she seeks the party's presidential nomination in 2012. Forty-five percent of conservatives now consider her as qualified for the presidency, down sharply from 66 percent who said so last fall.

Among all Republicans polled, 37 percent now hold a "strongly favorable" opinion of Palin, about half the level recorded when she burst onto the national stage in 2008 as Sen. John McCain's running mate.

Among Democrats and independents, assessments of Palin also have eroded. Six percent of Democrats now consider her qualified for the presidency, a drop from 22 percent in November; the percentage of independents who think she is qualified fell to 29 percent from 37 percent.

and the Palin army marches on, picking up recruits along the way.............

but only if they have an IQ of less than 10........ and are whinny followers that really can't read or write..... otherwise, they might see right through her (like the rest of the country) and realize she is nothing more than another pretty face out for a buck!

Yet another hipocratic gem from Sarah: "gun-toting, pro-life moms". Sarah, if you're pro-life, why do you need the gun? Oh wait, it's just a metaphorical gun for "reloading" for the next election, right??? And people actually pay this woman to speak at their gatherings..........